Father of 'Texas Killing Fields' victim says he unknowingly met the suspect many times

The begetter of 1 unfortunate of the "Texas Killing Fields" acold lawsuit says helium unknowingly met the recently indicted fishy galore times earlier his arrest.

James Dolphs Elmore Jr., 61, is charged with manslaughter and felony tampering with grounds successful the decease of Laura Miller, the Galveston County District Attorney announced on Tuesday, March 31. He is besides charged with tampering with grounds successful the execution of Audrey Cook.

Laura Miller's father, Texas Equusearch laminitis Tim Miller, said helium had repeated encounters with Elmore implicit the past 4 years.

"I astir apt met him 20, 30 times," Miller told reporters, according to the Houston Chronicle.

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James Dolphs Elmore Jr., 61, is charged with manslaughter and felony tampering with grounds successful the decease of Laura Miller, on with an further complaint of tampering with grounds successful the execution of Audrey Cook, according to the Galveston District Attorney’s Office. (FBI; Obtained by FOX 36)

Miller, whose 16-year-old girl was among the victims recovered successful the "Texas Killing Fields," said Elmore would attack him and speech astir the case.

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"He reached retired to me," Miller said. "For what reason, I don’t know."

Miller said that immoderate of those conversations included details astir the killings that were not wide known.

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"He knew things," Miller said, according to the Chronicle. "Some of it wasn’t public."

The remains of Laura Miller were recovered successful an country on Calder Road, known arsenic the "Texas Killing Fields," successful February 1986. (FBI; Obtained by FOX 36)

At the time, Miller said helium did not fishy Elmore.

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"You don’t deliberation this feline could beryllium involved," helium said. "You’re thinking, here’s idiosyncratic who wants to help."

Only aft the caller indictment did the conversations instrumentality connected caller meaning.

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"Now you look back, and it’s like, wow," Miller said. "Was helium telling maine what helium did?"

"I trusted him," helium said. "I truly did."

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The assemblage of Audrey Lee Cook was recovered successful the "Texas Killing Fields" successful 1986. (FBI; Obtained by FOX 36)

The charges stem from the infamous "Texas Killing Fields" murders, successful which the bodies of astir 30 women and girls, including Audrey Cook, Laura Miller, Donna Prudhomme and Heidi Fye-Villareal, were recovered adjacent Calder Road successful League City betwixt the 1970s and 1990s.

For decades, authorities person worked to find who was responsible. In 2024, the Galveston County District Attorney’s Office reopened the case.

William Reece pleaded blameworthy successful 2022 to execution stemming from the deaths of Laura Smither, Kelli Cox and Jessica Cain, according to FOX 26.

Clyde Hedrick, who died past month, was besides agelong suspected successful the murders of galore women successful Calder Road Field, according to the outlet. 

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Elmore was taken into custody and denied enslaved Tuesday evening.

Fox News Digital's Julia Bonavita contributed to this report.